Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Auburn Township, Kansas

Auburn Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, enlargement, placement, alteration, conversion, removal, or demolition of a building or structure on unincorporated land inside Auburn Township, Shawnee County, Kansas.

  • The county procedure applies only in unincorporated Shawnee County; this claim does not establish the permit rule within the City of Auburn or another incorporated municipality.
  • No work subject to a Shawnee County building permit may begin until the Land Use & Development Department issues the permit.
  • The page lists exceptions for: one-story detached tool/storage sheds, playhouses, and similar accessory buildings with projected roof area not exceeding 150 square feet where zoning setbacks are met; retaining walls no more than four feet tall as measured from footing bottom to wall top; qualifying exterior/interior alterations, except floodplain alterations exceeding 50% of structure value; qualifying grade-supported water tanks; qualifying sidewalks and driveways; painting, papering, tilling, carpeting, counter tops, and similar finish work; qualifying prefabricated pools; swings and playground equipment accessory to one- or two-family dwellings; qualifying window awnings; qualifying decks, stoops, and porches; qualifying ordinary nonstructural repairs; emergency board-up or temporary bracing; and interior remodeling that does not convert unfinished floor area to finished floor space.
  • A separate building permit is required for each building or structure, and all required permits must be obtained before maintaining or occupying it.

  “The Shawnee County building code and permit procedure applies to all of unincorporated Shawnee County.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Auburn Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, where Shawnee County administers the zoning regulations.

  • This finding does not establish zoning rules for land within the corporate limits of the City of Auburn or another incorporated municipality.
  • The adopted regulations divide the jurisdiction into zoning districts; district boundaries are established by resolution within unincorporated Shawnee County.

  “the boundary of such districts shall be established by resolution within unincorporated Shawnee County, Kansas”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  New septic installations and repairs of existing systems on unincorporated land inside Auburn Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, administered through Shawnee County Land Use & Development Environmental Health.

  • The county states that wastewater authority in unincorporated portions of the county excludes Auburn; therefore this claim does not establish authority within the City of Auburn.
  • A septic system is sized based on a percolation test and the total number of bedrooms.
  • Permits are required for all new septic installations and repairs of existing systems.

  “All unincorporated county building permits, floodplain management, wastewater and water services, nuisance and zoning complaints, solid waste and landfill inspections”

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.